Community Outreach

 

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Founded by Alan Turing’s family, the Turing Trust seeks to continue his legacy by using technology to empower disadvantaged communities. Alan is widely regarded as the father of modern computing and he saw IT as a tool for solving immense challenges. He also had a passion for helping others: he funded one member of his foster family to work in Africa and sponsored a Jewish refugee’s schooling during World War II. 

The Turing Trust refurbishes IT equipment, installs a range of educational software on these devices – and provides them to those who need it most.

In thirteen years they enabled access to computers for over 169,000 students across Africa, Asia & the UK. They believe that one day every child will be able to enjoy the transformative power of technology that Alan envisioned.

We are thrilled to be working with the Turing Trust to promote their Programmes to a wider audience, as part of our Community Outreach activities.

Follow this link to find out more about the Turing Trust.

 

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Barefoot is supported by the British Computer Society (BCS), Computing at School (CAS) and BT. Through programmes offered to young people and their families, for example, schoolchildren, their parents, and even senior citizens (grandparents) can be introduced to, and then educated about, DigiTech & Cyber. This might include presentations, workshops, online courses and educational activity, including quizzes.

Follow this link to find out more about Barefoot.

 

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iDEA.org.uk is an award-winning platform offering bite-sized, interactive modules on a range of topics that are created with industry experts and innovative employers to help learners to develop digital & enterprise skills. They are rewarded with Digital Badges and points for every module they complete. Achievements are automatically recorded on a portable ‘Record of Achievement’, which can result in Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards (and certificates) being awarded.

Follow this link to iDEA for The CyberHub Trust (iDEA Registration page).
Follow this link to an iDEA Booklet which lists all the badges currently available.

 

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In 1984, the Engineering Council collaborated with the Equal Opportunities Commission to launch Women into Science and Engineering (WISE). Spearheaded by Baroness Beryl Platt, Chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission at the time, the initiative intended to highlight the “career opportunities for girls & women in Science (Technology) and Engineering professions”.

Since then it has helped a huge number of individuals, organisations, and businesses, and contributed to a wide range of campaigns to raise the profile of women and girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

Mission:
To support its partners to achieve gender parity and benefit from better productivity, innovation, and business performance. These partnerships will strengthen STEM sectors by championing diversity of thought, background, and life experience - thereby making STEM inclusive to all.

The mission will:​

Inspire every girl to envision a future in STEM
Empower all women to enter, remain and progress in their STEM careers
Lead a network of organisations to facilitate collaboration and amplify best practice
Share insight and knowledge to enable partners to harness the benefits of diverse talent
Create a sense of belonging for everyone in STEM

 

See below as our Chair Julia von Klonowski attended at a recent WISE ‘schools’ event.

   

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At Risk Individuals

‘At-risk’ individuals refers to young people who might otherwise be drawn into criminal activities. They are identified by Law Enforcement and, if they meet certain criteria (managed by the NCA, and ROCU officers & others), they are encouraged to work with the Trust so that they might learn skills and gain experiences, which they can put to positive use in the community.

Programmes are organised to support such individuals, to develop their technical skills in a safe and positive environment, where they can be assessed and encouraged.

 

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Special educational needs and disabilities

A person has special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) if they have a learning difficulty and/or a disability that means they need special health and education support. Having SEND can affect a person’s ability to learn, affect behaviour or the ability to socialise (they may struggle to make friends), reading & writing (because they may have dyslexia), ability to understand things, concentration levels (they may have ADHD) or their physical ability.

We work with organisations who are trained and accredited to work with people who have SEND.